bug#14913: [PATCH] :2013-07-19 Jeremy Wright <address@hidden>

[Pádraig Brady]

On 07/19/2013 08:56 PM, Jeremy Wright wrote:
> * src/csplit.c (make_filename): Added initial value (-i) option
> to start output file counter at a specific given value.
> ---
>  src/csplit.c | 20 ++++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/src/csplit.c b/src/csplit.c
> index 7a36e67..c97790e 100644
> --- a/src/csplit.c
> +++ b/src/csplit.c
> @@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ static bool elide_empty_files;
>  /* If true, suppress the lines that match the PATTERN */
>  static bool suppress_matched;
>  
> +/* Number to start output file name count */
> +static unsigned int initial_file_number = 0;
> +
> +
>  /* The compiled pattern arguments, which determine how to split
>     the input file. */
>  static struct control *controls;
> @@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ static struct option const longopts[] =
>    {"elide-empty-files", no_argument, NULL, 'z'},
>    {"prefix", required_argument, NULL, 'f'},
>    {"suffix-format", required_argument, NULL, 'b'},
> +  {"initial-value", required_argument, NULL, 'i'},
>    {"suppress-matched", no_argument, NULL, SUPPRESS_MATCHED_OPTION},
>    {GETOPT_HELP_OPTION_DECL},
>    {GETOPT_VERSION_OPTION_DECL},
> @@ -930,9 +935,9 @@ make_filename (unsigned int num)
>  {
>    strcpy (filename_space, prefix);
>    if (suffix)
> -    sprintf (filename_space + strlen (prefix), suffix, num);
> +    sprintf (filename_space + strlen (prefix), suffix, 
> num+initial_file_number);
>    else
> -    sprintf (filename_space + strlen (prefix), "%0*u", digits, num);
> +    sprintf (filename_space + strlen (prefix), "%0*u", digits, 
> num+initial_file_number);
>    return filename_space;
>  }
>  
> @@ -1349,7 +1354,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
>    suppress_matched = false;
>    prefix = DEFAULT_PREFIX;
>  
> -  while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "f:b:kn:sqz", longopts, NULL)) != 
> -1)
> +  while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "f:b:kni:sqz", longopts, NULL)) != 
> -1)
>      switch (optc)
>        {
>        case 'f':
> @@ -1379,9 +1384,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
>        case 'z':
>          elide_empty_files = true;
>          break;
> -
> -      case SUPPRESS_MATCHED_OPTION:
> -        suppress_matched = true;
> +      case 'i':
> +        if (xstrtoul (optarg, NULL, 10, &val, "") != LONGINT_OK
> +            || MIN (INT_MAX, SIZE_MAX) < val)
> +          error (EXIT_FAILURE, 0, _("%s: invalid number"), optarg);
> +        initial_file_number = val;
>          break;
>  
>        case_GETOPT_HELP_CHAR;
> @@ -1498,6 +1505,7 @@ and output byte counts of each piece to standard 
> output.\n\
>    -n, --digits=DIGITS        use specified number of digits instead of 2\n\
>    -s, --quiet, --silent      do not print counts of output file sizes\n\
>    -z, --elide-empty-files    remove empty output files\n\
> +  -i, --initial-value        starting value for the output files\n\
>  "), stdout);
>        fputs (HELP_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
>        fputs (VERSION_OPTION_DESCRIPTION, stdout);
> 

I like this, and it mirrors a recent addition to split(1):
http://git.sv.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=coreutils.git;a=commit;h=d55d3dd5
Could you detail your use case for this.

thanks,
Pádraig.